I am trying to get my SolidWorks drawing to look like AutoCAD, but I can't seem to find the correct options and I was hoping some of you guys could help me out.

I. When I change the dimension to fraction it adds the " to the end. Is there a way to suppress the unit for fractional dimensions? For example instead of 8 3/8" I want 8 3/8. AutoCAD had an option to change the "Unit format" to "Fractional" and "Architectural". "Fractional" did not include the tic marks, and "Architectural" did.

II. Is there a way to change how a fraction stacks? AutoCAD has an option call "Fraction format:" which allows you to choose whether the fraction is "horizontal", "diagonal", and "not stacked". Does SolidWorks have a similar option?

III. How do you dimension the full length of a slot in a drawing? If you select the radiuses it measures from the center of each radius instead of the end.

These settings are saved in the document. You can modify them in your templates so that new drawings display the way you want them to .Let me know

There are a couple of things your should know about dimensioning a slot (or to the outside of a circle or arc). To do this on the fly, hold down your shift key while creating the dimension and pick close to the side you want to dimension. To a dimension between arcs (not centerpoints), pick the dimension, and in the property manager(left of screen), activate the leaders tab. You'll see radio buttons desribing your arc condition. change the settings to minimum, maximum or center. Minimum and maximum are based on the value of the resulting dimension

That answers the first two questions I had, thank you. I knew it could be done, I just wasn't looking in the right spot.

I think I figured out the third question. I sketched a point on the radius and then dimensioned from that. I was worried at first whether the point would print or not, but it appears to not be noticeable.

Edit: I'm such an idiot; you answered all my questions. Sorry about that, and thank you for helping me.

also to note is that you can use the shift key while dimensioning an arc/circle to get to the inside/outside edges rather than having to go in to the leader page on the Property Manager post dimensioning... however, it can be quirky at times so you do have to know how to do it in the PM

You may be right, but I'm not a draftsman and I don't know the standards. Our company has been using AutoCAD for years now, and they are stuck in their ways. I am not really in a position to tell the lead draftsman, who's been here for 15+ years, that he is doing it wrong.

Not really. They've been using SolidWorks for 5+ years, and AutoCAD for a lot longer than that. The draftsmen all use AutoCAD. I use SolidWorks to run simulation studies and to calculate mass properties. I am trying to expand my skill set though and learn more about drafting (both in general and specific to SolidWorks).

E.g.: in piping the question isn't so much if the drawing is to standards but to which of the myriad standards it is expected to adhere to because the standards for Exxon aren't the same as the ones for Dupont let alone the ones that were developed in other countries.

You may scoff about the many settings for dimensions and notes in other programs but not everyone can or have to follow the same narrow set of rules